When I first saw the Tim Holtz Vault Picture Show Die Set, I was SO happy! I have been wanting that View Master die for forever, but since it's retired, it's near impossible to find or afford. So now my dreams of creating with it can be fulfilled and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who will feel this way!
I also knew that I wanted to create a swatch wheel of sorts by filling in each of the openings with a different color of Distress Ink. In the end, I ended up with a rainbow of cards by doing one with each main color family. But...I also think a neutral one with all of the browns and grays would be really pretty as well!
In this post I'm going to share how I made each card. I basically used the same formula to put together each of the cards in this set. I just switched out the colors, the dies, and the sentiments to make each one unique.
If you are interested in the supplies I used to create these cards, you can find a complete supply list at the bottom of this post. When you shop through those links, you help support me and I appreciate that so very much!
I began by die cutting a piece of paper from the Tim Holtz Backdrops Volume 4 and a piece of white cardstock with the View Master Die and its frame piece from the Vault Picture Show Die Set. I inked the edges of the patterned paper and the white cardstock with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. You could skip the second layer of white cardstock if you want. I just liked the idea of creating a little depth and dimension by adding in the second layer behind the patterned paper.
Next, I die cut a piece of Black Kraft Stock with the frame piece. If you don't have the Black Kraft Stock you can use black cardstock. Another great option, if you love the color of the Black Kraft Stock, is to ink white cardstock with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. I did that on a couple of these cards instead of using the Kraft Stock and I bet you can't even tell which ones.
I then adhered these various layers together using liquid adhesive.
As for the sections of color on each View Master, I began by taking a strip of Distress Heavystock and applied each color to a small section using a blending brush. I used was Distress Oxides, but you could also use Distress Inks, Paints, Watercolor Pencils, etc. I then used the small dies from the set to cut out each color. I inked the edges of each square with Scorched Timber Distress Ink and then adhered it into the opening on the View Master.
Next, I die cut Black Kraft Stock (you could also use black cardstock) three times with the film strip die from the Vault Picture Show Die Set. I trimmed off one of the openings on one strip and tore off the end on the other two strips so that they would fit on my card front. I then sanded them using a sanding disk, but you could also use find grit sand paper. If you use black cardstock, you can skip the sanding.
Red - Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, Festive Berries, Barn Door, Lumberjack Plaid, Aged Mahogany, Tattered Rose, Saltwater Taffy, Worn Lipstick, Abandoned Coral, Fired Brick, Candied Apple
Yellow - Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Ripe Persimmon, Candied Apple, Crackling Campfire
Green - Twisted Citron, Crushed Olive, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Bundled Sage, Moved Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Lucky Clover, Pine Needles
Blue - Speckled Egg, Salvaged Patina, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, Uncharted Mariner, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Prize Ribbon, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire
Purple - Victorian Velvet, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire
I then die cut the embellishments from Black Kraft Stock and sanded them. Again you can use black cardstock and skip the sanding if you like. Here are the dies I used for each card:
Red - Vault ______ Die Set
Yellow - Vault Scribbly Butterflies Die Set
Green - Vault Wildflowers Die Set
Blue - Vault Scribbly Butterflies Die Set
Purple - Vault Lovebirds Die Set
The base layer of the card is a piece of smooth white cardstock cut to 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches that I inked heavily with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. You could also use Black Kraft Stock or black cardstock. I then took another piece of smooth white cardstock cut to 4 x 5 ¼ inches and lightly inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. The final layer is a piece of patterned paper from the Tim Holtz Backdrops Volume 5 that I cut to 3 ⅞ x 5 ⅛ inches. I also inked the edges of it with the Scorched Timber Distress Ink.
For the sentiment, I stamped an saying from the Tim Holtz Tiny Text Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Black Soot Archival Ink. I trimmed it into at strip and inked the edges with Scorched Timber Distress Ink. I then adhered it to the card with 1mm Double Sided Foam adhesive a little dimension.
Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out how I made this set of cards using the Tim Holtz Vault Picture Show Die Set. I can't wait to see what you create with it! Until next time, stay crafty my friend!
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